You obviously aren't getting it. It's been said about 15,000 times in this post that NOBODY blames Justin for leaving the group. Nobody is angry that Justin realized his time to go solo was then, and seized the opportunity--it was a smart move on his part. BUT. People DO blame him for picking such a lame excuse, and people DO blame Chris and JC for going along with it.

There was no need to make Joey and Lance feel responsible for a decision that they ultimately had no say in.